UM Men Show Sprints Depth At BIG EAST Indoor
Feb. 16, 2002
Syracuse, N.Y. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami men’s indoor track and field team showed its depth in the sprints as the Hurricanes qualified a quintet of sprinters to Sunday’s finals in the 60- and 200-meter dashes in the first day of the BIG EAST Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Three Hurricanes qualified for the final of the 60-meter dash as Andre Johnson won his qualifying heat in a personal-best time of 6.81 seconds, the fastest qualifying time of the nine finalists set to go on Sunday. Joining Johnson in the final will be teammates Willis McGahee, Roscoe Parrish and Tanard Davis. Parrish posted the fifth-fastest qualifying time at 6.89 with McGahee close behind with the sixth-fastest qualifier at 6.93. Davis secured the ninth and final qualifying spot for Sunday’s final with a 6.95 clocking.
Sprinters Gus Martin and Aaron Moser advanced in the 200-meter dash with Martin qualifying for finals in two sprinting events, the 200 and the 60-meter high hurdles. Martin advanced to Sunday’s 200 final by winning his qualifying heat in a time of 21.94 seconds (the fourth-best qualifying time of the nine finalists) and was the second-fastest qualifier in the 60 hurdles in a time of 8.03 seconds while winning his heat. Senior Aaron Moser also advanced to the hurdles final with a qualifying time of 8.11.
Moser scored Miami’s only point of Saturday’s competition with an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 4 Ľ inches (6.81 meters).
Saturday's Miami Men's Results from the BIG EAST Championships:Men's Team Scoring (Through Day One)1. Connecticut, 442. Notre Dame, 333. (tie) Villanova and Georgetown, 285. Rutgers, 166. Syracuse, 157. St. John's, 108. (tie) Providence and Pittsburgh, 610. West Virginia, 511. Virginia Tech, 212. (tie) MIAMI and Boston College, 1.
Long Jump – Final1. Josh Rollins, Georgetown, 24-2 Ľ (7.37m), 2. Tom Gilbert, Notre Dame, 23-5 ˝ (7.15m), 3. Ronald Cook, Connecticut, 23-2 ľ (7.08m), 4. Brian Egy, Connecticut, 23-1 Ľ (7.04m), 5. Richard Polidore, Syracuse, 22-8 ˝ (6.92m), 6. Mark Jellison, Connecticut, 22-7 ľ (6.90m), 7. George Maringapasi, St. John’s, 22-5 ľ (6.85m), 8. Aaron Moser, Miami, 22-4 Ľ (6.81m).
Miami Qualifiers To Sunday Finals:60-Meter Dash – Preliminaries1. Andre Johnson, 6.81, 5. Roscoe Parrish, 6.89, 6. Willis McGahee, 6.93, 9. Tanard Davis, 6.95.200-Meter Dash – Preliminaries4. Gus Martin, 21.94.60-Meter High Hurdles – Preliminaries2. Gus Martin, 8.03, 7. Aaron Moser, 8.11.
